Volusia County: MSC Receives More Than 200 Baby Turtles
October 07, 2019
October 07, 2019
DELAND, Florida, Oct. 7 -- Volusia County issued the following news release:
The Marine Science Center (MSC) in Ponce Inlet is awash in washbacks following strong winds and heavy surf that pushed the tiny sea turtles back onto shore, where they were found clinging to sargassum seaweed.
More than 200 washback and hatchling sea turtles have been brought to the center's turtle hospital since Sunday. Washbacks are young sea turtles that made their way into the ocean and we . . .
The Marine Science Center (MSC) in Ponce Inlet is awash in washbacks following strong winds and heavy surf that pushed the tiny sea turtles back onto shore, where they were found clinging to sargassum seaweed.
More than 200 washback and hatchling sea turtles have been brought to the center's turtle hospital since Sunday. Washbacks are young sea turtles that made their way into the ocean and we . . .